Is your troop considering taking part in the Council's DC Step Showcase? The Maryland-National Park & Planning Commission is offering a program that can help boost your stepping skills. The Success through Teamwork Respect Inclusiveness Values and Excellence (S.T.R.I.V.E.) program is a community-based step program focused on developing the whole individual while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Participants will learn about the value of collaboration, the history of step and take part in competitive and exhibition shows. This program is only open to residents of Prince George's County, MD.

Fee: Program is free

Registration: Registration is open to children ages 12-14 living in Prince George's County, MD. Call 301-464-1737.

At Cookie College girls will earn their diploma in everything cookies! Learn about the business of selling, the history of Girl Scout cookies, and much more on an actual college campus! At the end girls will graduate and receive their participation patch.

The Brownie and Junior program has proven to increase troops' cookie sales dramatically. Girls will learn important lessons on marketing, making a pitch, and managing money.

Fee: Cost is $5 per girl and includes all materials, snack and a patch.

Description: For over 100 years, women have contributed to technological advances in aviation and space. Discover the incredible contributions of women in aviation, science, and aerospace. Hear about the historic women who have inspired today's role models. Will you be the one of the next generation of women in aerospace?

Girl Scouts are invited to participate in this special and growing tradition with the Washington Nationals. Pre-registered Girl Scouts receive special discounts on reserved seating and a unique commemorative patch at each Girl Scout game. Collect all four! The largest Girl Scout group attending each Girl Scout Game will be selected to participate in special on-field pregame activities.

United We Spy: Meet and Greet with Ally Carter, author of the Gallagher Girl Series

Who:All Girl Scouts

When: Sunday, September 29, 2013 1PM

Where: InternationalSpyMuseum

800 F Street NW

Washington, DC 20004

Join author Ally Carter for an informal chat and book signing.Get ready for the Gallagher Girls' most astounding adventure yet as Ally Carter's New York Times best-selling series comes to breathtaking conclusion that will have readers racing to the last page.

Fans are encouraged to come dressed as a Gallagher girl or in cap and gown. Get your picture taken in the Gallagher Academy ID Card Poster and post on-line. Take the Gallagher Girls Trivia Quiz and have a chance to win A Gallagher Girl Notebook.

Description: Do you aspire to someday work at a zoo or aquarium? Are you curious about how science is being used to help save endangered species? Would you like to know what it takes to work at the National Zoo and care for amazing animals everyday?

Join us for a candid conversation about what it's like to work alongside amazing animals every day! This event will feature five professionals working in different capacities at the National Zoo, all with one goal- to help protect and conserve wildlife. Audience members will have the opportunity to hear from panelists representing a variety of backgrounds including biology, nutrition and research.

Note: The panel is only open to students in grades six through twelve.

Day Guided Canoe Eco Tour Near Harpers Ferry & Potomac River Campout River and Trail Outfitters

Who: Girl Scout Cadettes through Girl Scout Ambassadors

When: Saturday, October 5th, 2013

Where: River & Trail Outfitters &BrunswickFamily Campground

604 Valley RdKnoxville,MD

This � day guided canoe trip near beautiful and historicHarpers Ferry,WVwill study the health of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, major tributaries on the watershed system for theChesapeake Bay. Program includes Macro-invertebrate study, Water testing and aRiversidesearch for river reptilian dwellers. Finish up the day riverside camping on the Potomac River inBrunswick,MDon Saturday night.

The health of theChesapeake Bayis dependent upon the actions of every citizen in the watershed. Join us in our efforts to educate the generations through this enlighteningChesapeake Baywatershed experience.

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